HEALTH-INDIA: Hunger Haunts Hospitals
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Jan 2 2010 (IPS) - As a nurse, Amita Dhaka sees much suffering, but what she finds...
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RWANDA: Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS Among Teens Slacken
Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Feb 13 2010 (IPS) - Eighteen-year-old David Kimenyi* is sure he infected his girlfriend with HIV. They had...
MALAYSIA: Creation of Commercial Hospital Wings a Mistake -Critics
Baradan KuppusamyKUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 2010 (IPS) - A Malaysian government scheme to create commercial private wings in major government...
Latin America Feels the “Garzon Effect”
Daniela Estrada*SANTIAGO, Apr 19 2010 (IPS) - Latin America owes Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is facing prosecution in his...
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Green Initiative Gives Hope to the Disabled
Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Pakistan, May 20 2010 (IPS) - Talib Hussain, 29, became the sole breadwinner of his family of seven...
PERU: ‘Don’t Minimise’ Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill
Milagros SalazarLIMA , Jul 1 2010 (IPS) - Pluspetrol s Jun. 19 petroleum spill has left the Marañón River, in...
Window of Opportunity For Sahel Rapidly Closing
Jennifer LeongUNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 2010 (IPS) - Over the past six months, the levels of food insecurity and malnutrition...
US: Standing Up for Homeless Vets at Stand Downs
PLEASANTON, California, Aug 18 2010 (IPS) - More than 400 homeless veterans from across northern California relaxed in comfort at...
Women, Children Top U.N.’s Anti-Poverty Agenda
Matthew O. BergerNEW YORK, Sep 13 2010 (IPS) - All eight of the U.N. s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are...
Deaf Ecuadoreans Stand Up for Identity, Rights
Gonzalo OrtizQUITO, Oct 6 2010 (IPS) - Ximena Carrera discovered a new world at the university. After years of experts...